Originally posted by bullettdsm

Originally posted by RallyEclipse98 I took it to NAPA and an older guy did it for me. He seemed very knowledgeable. I asked him a few times through our conversation if he found anything odd at all with the head and he said it looked great, especially for 176k.

There's your problem right there! You can't trust those old farts for nothing :P Ok, next up; did you check your oil? Any milky stuff?

When I drained the oil prior to the head gasket change, I swashed it around the drain pan and it looked good.

I only checked the oil after the car had been running and smoking for a few minutes. Looked fine.